Garment hanger



July 6, 1954 c. E. BURCKEL GARMENT HANGER Filed 001:. 6, 1952 Patented July 6, 1954 UNITED STATES TENT GFFICE GAEMENT HANGER Christian E. Burckel, Yonkers, N. Y.

Application October 6, 1952, Serial No. 313,247

3 Claims. 1

This invention relates' to inrprovementsv in hanger apparatus and is directed more particularly to improvements in hangers for clothing.

The principal objects of the invention are directed to the provision of a hanger for articles of clothing which is constructed and arranged for supporting various of such articles of clothing.

According to special features of the invention, the hanger construction is such that several related components of clothing may be independently placed o-n or removed from the hanger without disturbing other components.

The construction is such as to. support and retain articles of clothing inv their normal desired form; that is to say, the supporting structure in no way distorts the clothing. so that on being removed from the hanger it is in the desi-red form.

All of the above objects I accomplishby means of such structure and relative arrangements of parts thereof, as will fully appear by a perusal of the description below and by various speciiic features which will be hereinafter set forth.

To the above cited and other ends andw-ith the foregoing and variousv other novel features and advantages and other objects of my invention vas will become more readily apparent as the description proceeds, my invention consists' in certain novel features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more particularly pointed out in the claims hereunto annexed and more fully described and referred to in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. l is a front elevational view of a hanger construction embodying the novel features of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a small scale sectional elevational' view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a small scale plan view of one end of the shoulder portions of the hanger shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Referring now to the drawings more in detail, the invention will be fully described.

A vertical post 2 is provided which may be formed from sheet metal and has an upper' extremity which extends forwardly and downwardly as at 4, see Fig. 2.

An outer upper shoulder member 5 is of channel formation open longitudinally at its lower side. The upper sides 8 of the member 5 incline downwardly from a central portion Il) much in the form of a persons shoulders so as to be adapted to support the shoulders of a coat, topcoat or the like, and maintain them in shape.

The support 2y extends downwardly through the upper side I5 of memberA G and may be se:- cured thereto by any suitable means such as a screw I2 or the like. The front wall I4 of the member is cut away as at I6 to provide access to an inner lower shoulder member indicated generally by I8.

.e bracket 20, see Fig.. 2y has an outer end 22 secured to the rear wall t5' of member 6' by a screw 2.4, or the like and an inner end portion 26 thereof extends downwardly and; forwardly. The support 2 adjacent its lower end is secured to the portion 25 by a screw 28f or the like.

The inner supporting member 18 is similar in form to the outer member ii but of smaller size. The lower end of the post 2 and the inner portion 25 of bracket 2i) extend through the upper portion I9 of memberv I8-, see Fig.V 2. The extremity 3i? of portion 25 of, they bracket 20 underlies the portion I9 of member IBI and the said portion I9 and extremity 25 are secured by a bolt 32- or the like. The forward wall 34 of the inner member I- is cut away as at 35 in Fig. 1.

The members 6 and I3 may be formed from sheet plastic or may be molded from plastic. Such material is strong and' durable and is suitable for the practice of the invention but it is not desired to be limited-v thereto. If desired, the material from which the said members are formed may be transparent.

End membersv 38 have inner vertical portions 4t' disposed. between forward and rear walls 34 and' 35v of the inner member i8 and outwardly extending portions 42 from which extend vertical portions 4'4. Horizontal members '49 have outer ends 48 which underlie portions 42 and extend between the walls 34 and 35 of the inner member. Inner end portions 59 ofthe members d6' extend upwardly between said walls 34- and 3.5. End plates 52 are inside of and contiguous with portions 44 of the members 46. The members 46 and plates 52 may be formed from plastic and the parts may be cemented or otherwise secured together to provide a firm structure.

A longitudinal bar 55 has opposite ends secured to end plates 52 in any suitable manner. Inner faces of said end plates 52 are provided with upwardly and outwardly converging slots 55, see Fig. 2.

Elongated retainers 58 have opposite ends slidable in the slots 55 and are provided along lower marginal edges with serrations 6U. Longitudinal manually engageable portions 62 are secured to the outer faces of the retainers 58.

Upper portions of members t and I8 are provided with a plurality of openings 64 and 66 and portions 50 of members 46 are provided with openings 68.

A hook 64 has a lower portion 65 secured to portion 4l of member 2 by a screw or the like.

It will be observed that the outer and inner members are shaped to adequately support articles of clothing in such a way as to not distort the normal formation of the clothing. The inner member is of smaller size than the outer member and the latter is cut away to make the inner member accessible so that an article of clothing may be placed on either member without disturbing the article on the other and either may be removed. The inner member extending upwardly into the outer member, the hanger is compact so as to not occupy more space than an ordinary hanger.

Clothing may be supported by the lower elongated member by elevating the retainers which on being released engage and releasably hold the clothing on the said lower bar.

The various components are provided with openings as shown and described for purposes of circulation of air.

The device is light in weight and when formed from plastic it has a pleasing appearance and has adequate strength for the purpose intended.

The post, bracket and hook cooperate to provide a suitable supporting structure for the outer and inner members and retain them in the relatively spaced relation.

The invention may be embodied in other specie forms without departing from the essential characteristics thereof. Hence, the present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects merely as being illustrative and not as being restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all modifications and variations as fall within the meaning and purview and range of equivalency of the appended claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A hanger construction for supporting separate articles of clothing comprising in combination, unitary upper outer and lower inner shoulder members formed from sheet material into the shape of hollow channels open at lower sides thereof having upper wall portions curving outwardly and downwardly from an intermediate portion thereof and terminating in substantially vertical end wall portions and transversely spaced vertical front and rear wall portions depending from said upper wall portions, said inner shoulder member having relatively less longitudinal length and transverse width and vertical height than said outer shoulder member, a vertically disposed hanging structure and means securing said shoulder members to said hanging structure, said hanging structure positioning the inner shoulder member within and below said outer shoulder member and spacing the Wall portions of the inner shoulder member inwardly of corresponding wall portions of the outer shoulder member, and a hook provided on the upper end of said hanging structure.

2. A hanger construction set forth in claim 1 wherein the front wall portion of the outer shoulder member is removed from the lower longitudinal edge thereof upwardly to provide an upwardly extending longitudinal cut-out having an upper edge conforming generally to the shape of the upper and end wall portions of the inner shoulder member.

3. A hanger construction for supporting separate articles of clothing comprising in combination, unitary upper outer and lower inner shoulder members formed from sheet material into the shape of hollow channels open at lower sides thereof having upper wall portions curving outwardly and downwardly from an intermediate portion thereof and terminating in substantially vertical end wall portions and transversely spaced vertical front and rear wall portions depending from said upper wall portions, said inner shoulder member having relatively less longitudinal length and transverse width and vertical height than said outer shoulder member, a vertically disposed hanging structure and means securing said shoulder members to said hanging structure, said hanging structure positioning the inner shoulder member within and below said outer shoulder member and spacing the wall portions of the inner shoulder member inwardly of corresponding wall portions of the outer shoulder member, and a hook provided on the upper end of said hanging structure, and end members secured to and extending vertically downwardly from opposite end wall portions of the inner shoulder member, a bar extending between and having opposite ends secured to said end members, said end members provided on adjacent inner faces thereof at opposite sides of the ends of said bar with slots extending outwardly and upwardly in diverging relation, and elongated members at opposite sides of said bar having opposite ends slidable in said slots.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 999,282 White Aug. 1, 1911 2,589,926 Cook, Jr Mar. 18, 1952 

